Kowloon Rock () is an

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

in the middle of Kowloon Bay in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, near the runway of the former Kai Tak Airport. Administratively, it is part of

Kowloon City District Kowloon City District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon and cut through by Boundary Street. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The di ...

. The island is three metres by two meters in size. The rock has no vegetation, as it is a rock. An isolated danger daymark is installed to alert passing vessels. The island is now sheltered in the To Kwa Wan typhoon shelter by a dyke across the bay.

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Heritage Assets for Preservation/EnhancementPicture of Kowloon Rock
Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong Kowloon City District {{NewKowloon-geo-stub